Day-02-Amsterdam-and-Volendam
Thursday - Amsterdam.
Pretty good buffet breakfast. Just about anything you could want. The champagne was good, but doesn't go that well with porridge. After breakfast we caught a bus and went to Edam and Volendam. Stopped at a little cheese factory to sample the product and buy some cheese. Walked through Volendam. Lovely old town, lots of shops for tourists. Nice 25km wind blowing which gave us a temp of -7. All those not fitted out correctly purchased hats, gloves and scarves, which helped a bit. On the bright side, it wasn't raining. Back to ship, nice stiff brandy before lunch. After lunch decided to try and stay warm. Spent the afternoon in the lounge chatting and having another brandy or two. We sailed at 4:30PM, so stayed up the pointy end, in the lounge and switched to red and watched the countryside glide by. Had a nice dinner and returned to the lounge for coffee and port. Even had a short act by a pole dancer. A couple of nips of Drambuie and off to bed for a well earned rest.
Pretty good buffet breakfast. Just about anything you could want. The champagne was good, but doesn't go that well with porridge. After breakfast we caught a bus and went to Edam and Volendam. Stopped at a little cheese factory to sample the product and buy some cheese. Walked through Volendam. Lovely old town, lots of shops for tourists. Nice 25km wind blowing which gave us a temp of -7. All those not fitted out correctly purchased hats, gloves and scarves, which helped a bit. On the bright side, it wasn't raining. Back to ship, nice stiff brandy before lunch. After lunch decided to try and stay warm. Spent the afternoon in the lounge chatting and having another brandy or two. We sailed at 4:30PM, so stayed up the pointy end, in the lounge and switched to red and watched the countryside glide by. Had a nice dinner and returned to the lounge for coffee and port. Even had a short act by a pole dancer. A couple of nips of Drambuie and off to bed for a well earned rest.
